The Lokpal bill joint drafting committee met on June 20, to resolve the deadlock between the ministers and civil society members in the drafting panel.

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Social activist comes out after attending the meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi on June 20.

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Lawyer and civil society member Prashant Bhushan comes out after attending the meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi on June 20.

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Prashant Bhushan said after the end of the meeting, "There was some consensus, but clear disagreement persists on some issues."

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Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal after attending the meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi on June 20. "The meeting was friendly and in a sense, there was a broad consensus," Sibal said.

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Salman Khurshied after attending the meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi, on June 20. The meeting will continue on June 21.

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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram after attending the meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi on June 20. The government claims that the ministers and civil society members of the drafting panel have reached a consensus on 85% of the issues.

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The major bone of contention is the inclusion of the Prime Minister's Office and higher judiciary within the purview of the Lokpal with the government rejecting such a clause.

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Anna Hazare with RTI activist and civil society member Arvind Kejriwal after meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi on June 20. Kejriwal, who maintained there was divergence of views, called the meeting "positive".

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The June 20 meeting of the Lokpal bill joint drafting committee, which was its eight meeting since April 16, could be the last one before a final draft of the bill is sent to the cabinet.

The Lokpal bill joint drafting committee met on June 20, to resolve the deadlock between the ministers and civil society members in the drafting panel.<BR>

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Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal after attending the meeting of Joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill in New Delhi on June 20. "The meeting was friendly and in a sense, there was a broad consensus,"&nbsp;Sibal said.

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The June 20 meeting of the Lokpal bill joint drafting committee, which was its eight meeting since April 16, could be the last one before a final draft of the bill is sent to the cabinet. <BR>